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+ = Award of Garden Merit, UK

Cultivar

Flower Color

Time of
Bloom

Height and Width
in approx. 4 yrs

Foliage

Winter

Foliage

Comments

Pink Cloud *

pink/red purple

Feb-Mar

spreading 6" x 20"

medium green

 

 

Pink Mist *

lavender

Jan-Mar

open 8" x 14"

medium green

 

spreading

Pink Spangles *+

shell pink to pink

Jan-May

spreading 6” x 18”

medium green

 

vigorous

Pirbright Rose *

reddish purple

Dec-April

spreading 6" x 12"

tinged red

 

 

Polden Pride *

mauve/reddish purple tips

Jan-Mar

vigorous 6” x 20”

medium green

 

 

Polly Bigguns *

large shell pink o pink

Jan-May

spreading 6” x 24”

medium green

 

sport of ‘Pink Spangles’

Porter's Red *

dark magenta

Jan-May

spreading '6" x 18"

dark green

 

striking dark

flowers

Praecox

Rubra *+

reddish purple

Nov-May

semi-prostrate

6” x 16”

dark green

 

vigorous

Prince of Wales *

shell pink

Nov-May

6” x 14”

medium green

 

early bloomer

Queen Mary *

reddish purple

Nov-Mar

8" x 16"

dark green

 

 

Queen of Spain

lilac pink

Nov-May

6” x 12”

medium green

 

new very rare

R.B. Cooke *+

pink to mauve

Dec-May

spreading 8" x 18"

medium green

 

floriferous

Race Rocks

pink

Feb-May

6” x 12”

gold

red

 

Red Rover *

pink/red purple

Feb-Mar

trailing 6" x 20"

medium green

 

vigorous, long flowering stems 

Robert Jan *

reddish purple

Dec-Feb

trailing 6" x 18"

dark green

 

darker than 'December Red'

Rosalie * +

bright pink

Jan-April

upright spreading
6" x 15"

bronze green

 

highly

recommended

Rosalinde Schorn *

white

Feb-Mar

broad spreading

 

clear yellow all year

 

can be a weak plant, sunburns

Rosantha *

rose pink

hint of blue

Mar-April

6” x 14”

medium green

 

very attractive, ‘Myretoun Ruby’ is a parent

Rosy Gem

reddish purple

Jan-May

8” x 18”

dark green

 

 

Rosy Morn *

lilac-pink

Nov-Apr

spreading 6” x 12”

medium green

 

 

Rotes Juwel *

crimson/

beetroot

Nov-April

6" x 12"

dark green

reddish green

2nd darkest color by Kurt Kramer

Rubinteppich *

reddish purple/
magenta

Jan-April

bushy 6" x 16"

medium green

 

vigorous

Ruby Glow *

magenta

Jan-May

spreading 6" x 14"

medium green

 

spreads well –  our 6 yr old plant is 4’ wide